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To: tejek who wrote (171484)	7/1/2003 3:10:58 PM
From: Alighieri	Respond to of 1583373

More American soldiers killed...Al ======================================== Four US soldiers killed, two wounded in Baghdad attack Tue Jul 1, 5:09 AM ET Add Top Stories - AFP to My Yahoo! BAGHDAD (AFP) - Four US soldiers were killed and two others wounded in a rocket-propelled grenade attack on their vehicle by unknown assailants in central Baghdad, witnesses told AFP. The attack occurred at 10:00 am (0600 GMT) when assailants fired an RPG at a US Humvee light multi-wheeled vehicle near a gas station in the al-Mustansiriya neighborhood, they said. Four US troops were killed and two others wounded, they said. The casualties were immediately removed from the scene. Witnesses said the Humvee was totally burnt. An Iraqi civilian was also wounded and taken to hospital, said the witnesses, confirming that his 18-seat transport bus parked by the gas station was completely torched. US troops immediately cordoned off the area, preventing journalists from approaching the scene. A US military official told AFP that there was still no word on US casualties and that "the incident has not been qualified as an attack yet." Increasingly regular attacks have targeted US-led coalition forces occupying Iraq (news - web sites), with at least 21 US and six British soldiers killed since May 1, when US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) declared the war launched to oust Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime over.

To: tejek who wrote (171484)	7/1/2003 11:16:49 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583373

Talk about splitting the nation....Blair is even more industrious than bush. Check out who is the most popular of the three potential leaders in Britain now.... Al ======================================================================= Prime minister is no longer trusted By Roger Blitz, UK Affairs Editor Published: June 30 2003 22:00 \| Last Updated: June 30 2003 22:00 The public no longer trusts Tony Blair and is pessimistic about the prospect of improvement in public services, an FT/MORI poll reveals on Tuesday. Mr Blair, who frequently urged the nation to have faith in him over the Iraq crisis, is not trusted by almost two-thirds of the public. Nearly two-thirds also agreed that Mr Blair "is losing his grip", a view felt in particular by elderly people. Even 43 per cent of Labour supporters shared the same opinion. Asked if government policies would improve the economy in the long term, 51 per cent said they would not, with 36 per cent saying they would. To add to Mr Blair's woes, Labour 's second-term agenda of improving public services is not convincing the public. Most people expect things to get worse over the next few years in five chief public services: education, health, transport, policing and the environment. With public transport, 39 per cent expect it to decline and 23 per cent predict it will improve, giving a "net-improvement balance" of -16 percentage points. The net balance for the NHS is -10. Education has fallen from a net balance of +12 to -1 since March and policing has fallen by 10 percentage points. Only 31 per cent of those polled are satisfied with the prime minister with 61 per cent dissatisfied, a minus score matching his worst rating, at the height of the Iraq crisis. The prime minister has one crumb of comfort: Iain Duncan Smith's satisfaction rating is even worse at 21 per cent, with 49 per cent of people dissatisfied. Charles Kennedy, of the Lib Dems with 37 per cent, has the best approval ratings for a party leader. Labour is now thought more divided over the euro than the Tories, with 83 per cent of people believing the issue of euro membership is dividing the government, and 60 per cent believing the same of the opposition. However, only 62 per cent could name the Tory party leader with his recognition among women 54 per cent and among 16 to 34-year-olds, 50 per cent. Only 72 per cent of Tory supporters could name him. MORI interviewed 1,002 adults aged 16 and over across the country from June 20 to 22. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.